Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-18
A FEMALE POLYGAMIST.
Polly Gaines Graham L0ses Gains, but
Gains Graham With Great
Deal of NOtOriety.
The Peculiar Case Examined by Judge
Mckay TO-Day-AnOther Judge
Smith Divorce Hangs Fire.
The Defendant Couldn't Wait Long
Enough, and She is New Under
$1,000 Bonds.

A peculiar case OF polygamy was
before Judge Mckay this morning, the
feature of the affair being the fact that
the accused is of the feminine gender.
POLLY GAINES GRAHAM,
The defendant, was arraigned upon the
charge of having married one Franklin
Gaines in 1882, and while she was still
married to him, she married one John
ID. Graham on the 18th of January, 1887
The lady pleaded not guilty and the ex-
animation was proceeded with.
The first witness was
WILLARD C. BERGER
Who said: 1 live in Union Precinct,
Salt Lake County; | am Justice of the
Peace there; know Polly Graham; l
knew her as Polly Gaines; married
her to John d. Graham on the 18th of
January of the present year; Mrs. Proc
tor, Mrs. Green, Lucy Graham and some
others were present. Excused.
MRS. PROCTOR
Was next called and said: John D.
Graham is my brother; l was present at
his house on the 18th of January of the
present year; witnessed the marriage
performed between John D. Graham and
Polly Gaines.
HYRUM GRAHAM
Said am son of John d. Graham; |
witnessed the marriage ceremony be-
tween him and Polly Gaines on the-17th
of January last. Excused.
AUGUSTA WALKER
Was sworn and said: The defendant is
my sister; l have been living at Union
Fort for the last two years; before
that l lived at Moab, Emery county;
| was present at the marriage of my sis
ter to Franklin Gaines; think it was in
1881 they lived together after that time
and she had one child by him that |
know of; Gaines left there shortly
after the marriage; l heard of him
about a month after he left and
have not heard from him since: Gaines
was living at Juab when we went there
he was then working for my brother and
living at his house until he left he had
no relatives there at all he came from
Arkansas. Excused.
JOHN C. CUTLER
at this point and brought with
him the application for divorce sworn out
by defendant on the 10th of November,
1886.
1t seems that Judge Smith hung fire
on granting the divorce, and, as the
handsome Graham could not wait forever,
the two were joined.
Mr.. Dickson said that this was his
case, and Mr.. Watrous asked until 2
o'clock to make his defense.
In the afternoon Mr.. Dickson was not
present, but the Court recalled
AUGUSTA WALKER,
Who testified as follows: think Gaines
left my sister about a month after the
baby was born; about month after he |
eft he sent her little money, and said
ne was working; he was man about 80 !
Or 80 years of age; everyone thought he |
was dead, because he didn't come back. |
Excused.
Mr.. Watrous said that he had no de- |
ense to offer and would submit the case
Judge Mckay said that the fact of de-
endant's having brought suit for
| divorce might be taken as
IN indication that she did not
believe her husband dead. At any
ate she had no right to marry until he
lad been absent for five years and the
Court must therefore hold her.
Bail was fixed at 81 ,000